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Reply to "FCPS School Board meeting July 19 6 - 9 pm re: TJ Admissions"
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[quote=Anonymous]I think there could be some problems with basing admissions purely on math scores. One being that, when these students graduate and go out into the world, they will need to be able to communicate their ideas to others. Communication is vital in scientific research and the presentation of that research. I just do not see the point of accepting students with high level math and science skills but possibly poor writing skills. The pool of applicants in Northern Virginia is large enough that there are plenty of eighth graders who are strong math and science students and have good writing skills. They may need to tweak the system to find those with the strongest math skills, but there is no need to remove the writing component. Maybe putting back in the third teacher recommendation that they took out a few years ago would help to find the students who truly shine in class. [/quote]
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